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A review by earlgaytea711
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I’ve been saying this a lot lately but I’m pretty sure this book changed me. From start to finish, I loved every second and related to Grace Porter and her struggle to figure out what to do and how to manage her feelings.
Since there are so few, I’ll start this one with what I didn’t like. My biggest gripe is I want more. I want more scenes between Grace and her friends and family. I want more time in the world Rogers created with these characters. This isn’t just a wish for more. I think the book could have used some fleshing out here and there. The relationships and characters were amazing but I definitely felt like some important scenes were done off screen so to speak.
Grace is so incredibly real. I know that woman. I’ve been that woman. The way Rogers writes depression and anxiety connected so hard with me I cried my way through most of this book. It’s visceral and real and painful but absolutely beautiful.
Speaking of writing, Rogers’ hold over words is absolutely amazing. I’m not one to like a ton of metaphors or flowery writing and Morgan makes both not only lovely but essential to the story. Without it, Grace and the people she surrounds herself with wouldn’t feel as real. The world wouldn’t seem as bright. It’s magnificent to behold and as a writer myself makes me want to cry knowing I’ll likely never achieve writing like this.
I could go on and on. The plot was amazing. I love character driven plots and Honey Girl delivered beautifully. The side characters all felt like real people with their own things going on and their own flaws. Everything was centered around Grace and her growth but all the side characters were fully fleshed out people and you could feel that in the way Grace interacted with them.
This is another five star read this year. I’m happy with what I’m picking up lately and this one is likely to be added to the small list of books I reread every year.
Since there are so few, I’ll start this one with what I didn’t like. My biggest gripe is I want more. I want more scenes between Grace and her friends and family. I want more time in the world Rogers created with these characters. This isn’t just a wish for more. I think the book could have used some fleshing out here and there. The relationships and characters were amazing but I definitely felt like some important scenes were done off screen so to speak.
Grace is so incredibly real. I know that woman. I’ve been that woman. The way Rogers writes depression and anxiety connected so hard with me I cried my way through most of this book. It’s visceral and real and painful but absolutely beautiful.
Speaking of writing, Rogers’ hold over words is absolutely amazing. I’m not one to like a ton of metaphors or flowery writing and Morgan makes both not only lovely but essential to the story. Without it, Grace and the people she surrounds herself with wouldn’t feel as real. The world wouldn’t seem as bright. It’s magnificent to behold and as a writer myself makes me want to cry knowing I’ll likely never achieve writing like this.
I could go on and on. The plot was amazing. I love character driven plots and Honey Girl delivered beautifully. The side characters all felt like real people with their own things going on and their own flaws. Everything was centered around Grace and her growth but all the side characters were fully fleshed out people and you could feel that in the way Grace interacted with them.
This is another five star read this year. I’m happy with what I’m picking up lately and this one is likely to be added to the small list of books I reread every year.